Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae

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Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae
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Definitions

• Curriculum Vitae A complete chronological
  history of your educational and employment
  background and accomplishments

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Definitions

• Resume/Executive Summary
• This is a 1-3 page document that accompanies
  your CV as an overview of your credentials
  highlighting your strengths, accomplishments and
  qualifications related to a specific position.

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Format-Exec Summary

• Personal Information Name, address, phone, fax
  and e-mail
• Opening Statement Concise statement of what you
  would like to do and how you would add value to
  the organization
• Qualifications Summary
• Accomplishments Overview
• Experience list in reverse chronological order
  positions
• Education Degrees and Institutions in reverse
  chronological order

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Definitions

• Biographical Sketch This is usually needed for
  NIH grant requests and is found at
  http//grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
• Biographical Statement Usually in narrative
  form, this identifies your current position,
  experience and major accomplishments targeted to
  a specific audience. Can be used in
  introductions, nominations etc.

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Reasons for CV

• Document Career
• Apply for Promotion
• Apply for New Employment

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Reasons for Resume/Exec Summary

• Apply for New Position
• Request by Media
• Request by Other

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Reason for Bio Sketch/Statement

• Grant Application
• Request for Workshop nomination introduction
  media

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Format-Internal CV

• UAB Approved Format
• Used for any UAB promotion functions
• Find on WebSite
• www.uab.edu/uasom Click on Faculty
  Development on list at left and then on
  Resources

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Personal Information

• Name
• Citizenship
• Foreign Language(s)
• Home Address
• Phone Number

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Academic Position

• Rank/Title
• Department
• Business Address
• Phone Number
• Fax Number
• E-Mail Address

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Appointments

• Hospital and Other (Non-Academic) Appointments
• Professional Consultantships

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Education

• College/University Degree Year
• Graduate Education Degree Year

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Additional Headings

• Military Service
• Licensure
• Board Certification type year
• Post-Doctoral Training year Degree Institution

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Academic Appointments

• Use Reverse Chronological Order
• Year Rank/Title Institution

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Additional Headings

• Awards/Honors
• Professional Societies
• Memberships
• Councils and Committees
• University Activities
• Editorial Board Memberships

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Additional Headings

• Major Research Interests in narrative form using
  2-3 sentences
• Teaching Experience may detail here or refer to
  Teaching Portfolio or both

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Additional Headings

• Major Lectures and Visiting Professorships
• Grant Support (Past and Current) and role e.g.
  Principal Investigator Co-Investigator name of
  project
• sponsor dates

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Bibliography

• Manuscripts already published
• Manuscripts in press
• Manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted
• Manuscripts in preparation
• Other publications Letters to Editor Book
  Reviews
• Books Include headings for Books and Chapters

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Bibliography contd

• Published Abstracts
• Poster Presentations
• Oral Presentations including
• Scientific Papers at natl/internatl
  meetings
• Scientific Papers at local and regional
  meetings
• Invited workshops/postgraduate courses
• Invited lectures

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Bibliography contd

• Miscellaneous
• Include videos, syllabi, software,
• courses developed etc.

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Tips and Strategies

• Consider preparing an external CV
• Develop a system that works to facilitate
  updating your materials
• Update entire package at same time and try to do
  it twice a year (CVs Bio Sketch Teaching
  Portfolio)
• Keep track of the date of up-dating

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Tips and Strategies

• Do Not include SSN, age, race, marital status,
  children, disability, political affiliation,
  religion, salary, DEA numbers

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Tips and Stategies

• FONT Use 12-18 point font for Name 12-14 pt for
  headings 10-12 pt for text. Use same font
  throughout and do not use flowery fonts
• FORMAT Be consistent and concise include page
  number and name header on each page and be neat

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Tips and Strategies

• Paper Use white/off-white 22-24 lb paper
• Printing Use laser printer
• Proofread and Spell Check
• For external CV Avoid placing dates in left-hand
  margin as this emphasizes the date and not the
  activity
• Collect things as they occur eg in real
  timedont try to look for them later

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Tips and Strategies re Publications

• List in chronological order for ease of updating
• Number them
• Highlight your name in bold
• If you are not first author on publications for
  which your trainee is first, note that with
  asterisk